Put On Yo' Record: Ke'un Montgomery

why is music important to you?

Music is a zone; music is the zone. When you get in the zone nothing else matters in that moment in time. Like the first time I heard "What a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong or "You give me fever" by Ella Fitzgerald. It takes you back to a place, where the memories were endless. It takes you back to the days where you had no worries. Soulful music expresses real things and regardless of the present situation you can always relate to a moment in time when the song stood for everything you were feeling. Music is who we are, what we do, and what we strive to achieve. There is one song out there that symbolizes you. There is one song out there that expresses the depth of your soul. Real music brings us together, when everything else seems to tear us apart.

 favorite song...

If I had to choose one favorite song of all time it would be If only you knew" by Patti LaBelle. She is the epitome of what music should stand for. Patti LaBelle can sell out Madison Square Garden on any given night. Her songs will forever be sampled but none will ever come close to the original. 

 favorite musician...

Favorite musician would have to be Luther Vandross. Back then courting a woman was desirable. People actually believed in the power of love. Luther Vandross is so amazing. His tone of music was and still is classic. 

top 5 albums... 

1. The Love and War MasterPeace- Raheem DeVaughn

2. Controversy- Prince

3. Be- Common

4. 19- Adele

5. My Life- Mary J. Blige

how do you keep real music alive? 

I carry music wherever I go. I am a form of music and keep it in heavy rotation. Music will always keep us united. Rather in the form of a LP, 45, 78, or CD. Thank you for helping keep the movement in motion.